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Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg

Director, cinematographer, producer and writer · Died November 23, 2018, aged 90 · London, England, UK

Nicolas Jack Roeg (15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980), and The Witches (1990). Making his directorial debut 23 years after his entry into the film business, Roeg quickly became known for an idiosyncratic visual and narrative style, characterized by the use of disjointed and disorienting editing.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 15, 1928
Died
November 23, 2018 (aged 90)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, cinematographer, producer and writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 47% in 30 days

What are Nicolas Roeg's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Society
18%
Power
17%
Survival
16%
Morality
15%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 14

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
15
Dread
11
Contemplative
11
Absurd
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Haunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous7
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nicolas Roeg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolas Roeg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Crowhurst(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Film That Buys the Cinema(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Mapmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Away We Stay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Restaurant Guest

  • Puffball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Michael Powell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Sound of Claudia Schiffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Full Body Massage(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Samson and Delilah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Two Deaths(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Heart of Darkness(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cold Heaven(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Witches(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Without You I'm Nothing(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Track 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Aria(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Iceberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Monolith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Castaway(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Insignificance(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bad Timing(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Now(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Glastonbury Fayre(1975)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Walkabout(1971)

    Director · Cinematographer · Story

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Performance(1970)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Petulia(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Far from the Madding Crowd(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Casino Royale(1967)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 451(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Judith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Additional Photography · Second Unit Director

  • Every Day's a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Masque of the Red Death(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Code 7, Victim 5(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Nothing But the Best(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Guest(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Death Drums Along the River(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Crippen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Just for Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer · Lighting Camera

  • A Prize of Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

    Second Unit Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Band of Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Information Received (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Doctor Blood's Coffin(1961)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Sundowners(1960)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde(1960)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Jazz Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Camera Operator

  • Tarzan's Greatest Adventure(1959)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Innocent Meeting(1959)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Camera Operator

  • The Child and the Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Camera Operator

  • The Great Van Robbery(1959)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Passport to Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Camera Operator

  • Links of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Camera Operator

  • A Woman Possessed(1958)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Camera Operator

  • Moment of Indiscretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Camera Operator

  • Bhowani Junction(1956)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Focus Puller

  • John Wesley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Assistant Camera

  • All Hallowe'en (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Clapper Loader

  • Cosh Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Focus Puller

  • Circumstantial Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Focus Puller

  • Calling Bulldog Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1951 to 2018.

Biggest box office

The Witches (1990)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Walkabout (1971)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Witches (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 71: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting25 of 71: 21 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting4 of 71: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 71: 4 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography18 of 71: 14 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew24 of 71: 23 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score25th

71 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1950s17 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nicolas Roeg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

The Film That Buys the Cinema (2014)

96th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nicolas Roeg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles34–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles22–78 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles7–49 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles31–69 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles30–77 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nicolas Roeg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolas Roeg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Lawson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles